Anderson Julio

Anderson Julio
Julio with Real Salt Lake in 2024
Personal information
Full name Anderson Andrés Julio Santos
Date of birth (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Pimampiro, Ecuador
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 FC Dallas
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2009 Valle del Chota
2010–2015 L.D.U. Quito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 L.D.U. Quito 109 (23)
2020–2021 Atlético San Luis 20 (0)
2021–2024 Real Salt Lake 111 (25)
2025– FC Dallas 12 (4)
International career‡
2023– Ecuador 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:25, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:57, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Anderson Andrés Julio Santos (born 31 May 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

Club career

He began his career with L.D.U. Quito in 2016.

Real Salt Lake

Julio was loaned to the Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake on 12 March 2021. He scored a brace in his debut for the club on 24 April 2021, in a 2–1 road win against Minnesota United. San Luis and Real Salt Lake came to an agreement on a transfer and Julio joined the Major League Soccer side full time on 28 April 2022, signing a three-year deal. Julio won Goal of the Matchday for Matchday 16 on 29 May 2024.

FC Dallas

Julio was traded to Major League Soccer team FC Dallas on 23 December 2024 for defender Sam Junqua and up to $500,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM). In his debut game for the side on 22 February 2024 against the Houston Dynamo, he scored the game-winning goal, his first for FC Dallas.

Career statistics

As of December 15, 2019
Club Season League Continental Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
L.D.U. Quito 2016 142——————142
2017 21230——20262
2018 451261————5113
2019 2979350——4310
Total 10923184502013427
Career total 10923184502013427

International

As of 20 June 2023
Ecuador
YearAppsGoals
202310
Total10

Honours

LDU Quito

References

  1. ↑ FEF Player card
  2. ↑ "Anderson Julio". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Profile at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Real Salt Lake Signs Anderson Julio on Loan from San Luis | Real Salt Lake".
  5. ↑ "Anderson Julio's brace helps Real Salt Lake to season-opening 2–1 win at Minnesota".
  6. ↑ "RSL Secures Return of Dynamic Attacker Anderson Julio" (Press release). Real Salt Lake. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. ↑ mlssoccer. "Real Salt Lake's Anderson Julio wins Goal of the Matchday | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  8. ↑ Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Acquires Forward Anderson Julio via Trade from Real Salt Lake in Exchange for Defender Sam Junqua and Up to $500K in GAM". FC Dallas. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  9. ↑ "FC Dallas has a new hero and his debut was nothing short of legendary". MLS Multiplex. 2025-02-25. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  10. ↑ Anderson Julio at National-Football-Teams.com